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Against him. do the anti-mitt romney forces have his ear? >> i think gingrich probably has his tear some extent. he was an early adopter that got on the train early. and a lot of this comes down to these are loyalists and these are not. one thing i think we have to look at with the devos pick. an appeal, not just to the gop establishment but to the donor class. obviously, mitt romney has a huge rolodex. devos is a major donor.

Their angle here is pretty clear but it does raise the question donald trump as he makes these deliberations, do they have his ear? does a huckabee, does a gingrich, do anti-mitt romney forces have his ear? >> i think gingrich probably has his ear to some extent. he was an early adopter that got on the trump train early while a lot of other republicans were still dragging their feet. and a lot of this comes down to these are loyalists and these mitt romney in the latter category. rudy giuliani i...

Huckabee. than mitt romney when they ran against him. do the anti-mitt romney forces have his ear? >> i think gingrich probably has his tear some extent. he was an early adopter that got on the train early. these are loyalists and these are not. one thing i think we have to an appeal, not just to the gop establishment but to the donor

In retrospect you wonder where in lie the surprise for the romney forces because consistently they showed in the targeted states in those nine swing states that this was going to be the outcome, but they were thinking that yard signs necessarily equated with votes when they didnt. they were measuring rally attendance when they should have been looking at hard data. and so its all a part of what i said a moment ago and what karen is saying. its a big country. you got to embrace it or it will do y...

Campaign has spent nearly $300 million on ads. the romney campaign has spent half of that. but when you factor in those outside groups, the super pacs and all that dirty, angry money out there, the pro romney forces are vastly outspending the pro obama forces by $455 million to $352 million.

Presidential campaign has now topped $800 million and on pace to hit $1 billion by election day. nbc news analyzed the data from smg delta. we found first the obama campaign has spent nearly $300 million on ads. the romney campaign has spent half of that. but when you factor in those outside groups, the super pacs and all that dirty, angry money out there, the pro romney forces are vastly outspending the pro obama forces by $455 million to $352 million. yeah. yeah. then howd i get this... [ voic...

The shooting and released a statement offering his condolences. mitt romney also released a similar statement. more ahead throughout the night. now back to "hardball." welcome back to "hardball." swing states are being ham bettered with political ads. the pro romney forces and applied super pacs are consistently outspending the obama people. its likely to continue as the coke brother group continues a month-long ad said to begin next week. should the obama campaign be worried? despite the mone...

Race. >> sure it is. >> bill: i submit to you. poll is think that nbc and accurate. but i do think its a very very close race right now. and you still believe that. >> i agree, yes. >> bill: people dont really understand whats going on. they dont -- thats why im doing this. >> im glad youre doing it every night but i think there is a different reason. radio it now we are locked up because the partisans have made up their minds. unanswered media which is what obama tried to do starting in may wou...

Race. >> sure it is. >> bill: i submit to you. i dont think that nbc and "wall street journal" poll is accurate. but i do think its a very very close race right now. and you still believe that. >> i agree, yes. >> bill: people dont really understand whats going on. they dont -- thats why im doing this. >> im glad youre doing it every night but i think there is a different reason. radio it now we are locked up because the partisans have made up their minds. unanswered media which is what obama tr...

Race. >> sure it is. >> bill: i submit to you. i dont think that nbc and "wall street journal" poll is accurate. but i do think its a very very close race right now. and you still believe that. >> i agree, yes. >> bill: people dont really understand whats going on. they dont -- thats why im doing this. >> im glad youre doing it every night but i think there is a different reason. radio it now we are locked up because the partisans have made up their minds. unanswered media which is what obama tr...